Find Your House In Satellite Photos!

08-28-2002, 04:48 AM

Terraserver

This site is truly amazing! You can find an aerial view of your neighborhoods in the U.S. The closest images are from a mile up.
I found the house I grew up in, the house I owned in Tucson, and the house I live in now LOL! Not all areas are updated photos but if your house was there when the pics were taken, you can find it.

EDIT: Never try to spell satellite at 4 a.m. lol
hush

EDIT: Spelca added a site of satellite photos for Sweden below!

If you can find these types of sites for your country or others please post them here!

[ 08-28-2002, 07:36 AM: Message edited by: Moni ]

The Hierophant · 08-28-2002, 04:55 AM

Cool and fun but kinda scary at the same time. All they need to do is attach a missile launcher or (in future years) some sort of beam weapon to those satellites and....dear oh dear.

Avatar · 08-28-2002, 04:59 AM

only for N. Americans

08-28-2002, 05:05 AM

Well they already have the technonlgy to use listening devices with precision, I wouldn't doubt that laser tecnology is that far ahead into the future if it hasn't been developed already.

I just thought it was cool to see my dad's house still has all of the trees around it that he planted in the late 50's and the two me and my sister planted in the 60's.

(they are all there otherwise there would be gaps in the greenery surrounding the lot LOL) Baby pine trees in the back yard that we used to decorate at Christmas (including adding a star to the top without a ladder lol) were tall enough for me to walk under when I left home ha ha.

johnny · 08-28-2002, 05:06 AM

Yeah, doesn't zoom in on Europe.

08-28-2002, 05:07 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Avatar:
only for N. Americans

Oh that's just wrong! I'm sorry! I'll edit the title

And not even NORTH Americans, just Americans!

Well that ought to raise the paranoia level up a notch or two LOL!

I'm sorry guys! I missed the whole "green" thing.
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[ 08-28-2002, 05:10 AM: Message edited by: Moni ]

GokuZool · 08-28-2002, 07:03 AM

Whoa scary! Soon they'll be taking pictures even closer so you can see yourself!

Spelca · 08-28-2002, 07:10 AM

There are a couple of those things for Europe too. I know I found one for England once... And this is one for Sweden:
http://www.lantmateriet.se/sbindex.htm

My Canadian friend also found her house on a satellite (sorry, I don't remember the url). [img]smile.gif[/img]

Lady Avalon · 08-28-2002, 07:11 AM

What a great site Moni. I tried locating a home where I grew up in Chicago. I was able to locate it, but couldn't get a very good view. You mentioned seeing trees and stuff. How does this work? What do I need to click on specifically? Thanks.

08-28-2002, 07:34 AM

Spelca,
Thank you for the added link!
I am going to edit the title again and ask for more links to be posted as people find them so non-Americans will look here too.

Lady Avalon, do a search of the city/town you are looking for and a link or links will come up telling you what year (s) the arial photos were taken.
You have to have some basic knowledge of the city or town's layout so that you can click on that general area and eventually zoom in to the blocks you are looking for. I know when I was looking at Lytle and Tucson, there were arrows on each corner of the map for navigation. Tuscon's site even provided a street map to one side with street names matching the arial map I was looking at which made it much easier.
Dad's house was easy...small town, distinct landmarks, and a very long house (4 car garage attached to the house) on the corner of two streets easily recognizable from above.

08-28-2002, 04:55 AM	#2
The Hierophant Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: May 10, 2002 Location: Dunedin, New Zealand. Age: 42 Posts: 2,860	Cool and fun but kinda scary at the same time. All they need to do is attach a missile launcher or (in future years) some sort of beam weapon to those satellites and....dear oh dear. __________________ [img]\"hosted/Hierophant.jpg\" alt=\" - \" /><br />Strewth!

08-28-2002, 04:59 AM	#3
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08-28-2002, 05:06 AM	#5
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 58 Posts: 16,981	Yeah, doesn't zoom in on Europe. __________________

08-28-2002, 07:10 AM	#8
Spelca Emerald Dragon Join Date: January 3, 2002 Location: From Slovenia, in Sweden Age: 42 Posts: 931	There are a couple of those things for Europe too. I know I found one for England once... And this is one for Sweden: http://www.lantmateriet.se/sbindex.htm My Canadian friend also found her house on a satellite (sorry, I don't remember the url). [img]smile.gif[/img] __________________ At one time or another there will be a choice: you or the wall. (J. Winterson)

08-28-2002, 07:11 AM	#9
Lady Avalon Emerald Dragon Join Date: March 2, 2001 Location: Tennessee, U.S.A. Age: 74 Posts: 996	What a great site Moni. I tried locating a home where I grew up in Chicago. I was able to locate it, but couldn't get a very good view. You mentioned seeing trees and stuff. How does this work? What do I need to click on specifically? Thanks. __________________

08-28-2002, 04:48 AM	#1
Moni Guest Posts: n/a	Terraserver This site is truly amazing! You can find an aerial view of your neighborhoods in the U.S. The closest images are from a mile up. I found the house I grew up in, the house I owned in Tucson, and the house I live in now LOL! Not all areas are updated photos but if your house was there when the pics were taken, you can find it. EDIT: Never try to spell satellite at 4 a.m. lol hush EDIT: Spelca added a site of satellite photos for Sweden below! If you can find these types of sites for your country or others please post them here! [ 08-28-2002, 07:36 AM: Message edited by: Moni ]

08-28-2002, 05:05 AM	#4
Moni Guest Posts: n/a	Well they already have the technonlgy to use listening devices with precision, I wouldn't doubt that laser tecnology is that far ahead into the future if it hasn't been developed already. I just thought it was cool to see my dad's house still has all of the trees around it that he planted in the late 50's and the two me and my sister planted in the 60's. (they are all there otherwise there would be gaps in the greenery surrounding the lot LOL) Baby pine trees in the back yard that we used to decorate at Christmas (including adding a star to the top without a ladder lol) were tall enough for me to walk under when I left home ha ha.

08-28-2002, 07:03 AM	#7
GokuZool Lord Ao Join Date: September 11, 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,061	Whoa scary! Soon they'll be taking pictures even closer so you can see yourself!

08-28-2002, 07:34 AM	#10
Moni Guest Posts: n/a	Spelca, Thank you for the added link! I am going to edit the title again and ask for more links to be posted as people find them so non-Americans will look here too. Lady Avalon, do a search of the city/town you are looking for and a link or links will come up telling you what year (s) the arial photos were taken. You have to have some basic knowledge of the city or town's layout so that you can click on that general area and eventually zoom in to the blocks you are looking for. I know when I was looking at Lytle and Tucson, there were arrows on each corner of the map for navigation. Tuscon's site even provided a street map to one side with street names matching the arial map I was looking at which made it much easier. Dad's house was easy...small town, distinct landmarks, and a very long house (4 car garage attached to the house) on the corner of two streets easily recognizable from above.

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